The Latest News From Leading Brands

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Inclusion & Opportunity

After Searching, Veteran Found a Home at Duke Energy

Wayne Hambrick worked a couple of jobs after a back injury ended his career in the Marines. But he hadn’t found what he was looking for – until he got a position working outside in sometimes difficult conditions with long hours.

Corporate Responsibility

Saluting Our Servicemembers: T. Rowe Price and the USO Celebrate Veterans Day

As a young man stationed in the Persian Gulf with the United States Army, Doug Comer learned firsthand the significance of receiving a care package from the United Service Organizations (USO).

Environment

The Potential of Agroforestry to Enhance Land Degradation Neutrality: Case Study From Tanzania

Since the adoption of the 2030 Agenda in 2015, the Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) target-setting programme encourages countries to conserve, sustainably manage and restore land.

Awards & Rankings

Arrow Electronics Receives Award in Community Service

Arrow Electronics received a Communitas Award from the Association of Marketing and Communications Professionals for its Yo-Yo Ma project earlier this year.

Environment

What Increased Consumer Engagement Around Climate Change Issues Means for Your Business

Follow Antea Group's four steps to help you promote sustainability throughout your company and to the general public.

Volunteering & Community

Supporting Veterans Through Skilled Service

This week we celebrate Veteran’s Day and as a tribute to the people who serve in our military, we are showcasing a skills-based volunteer project that supports veteran-owned small businesses. Based in Austin, TX, PeopleFund is an organization that creates economic opportunity and financial stability for underserved entrepreneurs in Texas. Their work touches women, minorities, ex-offenders, members of the LGBT community and veterans by providing access to capital, education and resources to build healthy small businesses and, in the process, improve economic mobility for their families and the community.

Awards & Rankings

Sweet Street Honored as Sysco’s Gold Heritage Winner at Recent Supplier Excellence Awards

At our recent Supplier Excellence Awards, Sweet Street was named our Gold Heritage winner for meeting and exceeding Sysco’s expectations set forth for minority, women-owned and diverse supplier partners.

Research & Reports

The First State is First Again: Delaware Seeks to Lead on Corporate Responsibility

Delaware may only be 45th in population and 49th in size amongst U.S. states, but the First State is poised to become a global leader in sustainability.

Events

GreenBiz Group Announces Major New Conference on Circular Economy

GreenBiz Group today announced the launch of a new event, Circularity, a three-day conference focusing on how to seize and accelerate the growing opportunities in the circular economy. The premiere event, Circularity 19, will be held June 18-20, 2019, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Corporate Responsibility

Responsible Business Alliance Initiative Launched to Advance Worker Well-Being

The Responsible Business Alliance (RBA), a nonprofit coalition of leading companies dedicated to improving social, environmental and ethical conditions in their global supply chains, announced a new initiative to advance work-life wellness in the manufacturing sector.

Health & Healthcare

'All in for Florida' Program Works to Intervene in Emergency Rooms in Opioid Overdose Cases

This collaboration between the Aetna Foundation, FAADA and FHA is a peer-to-peer counseling program connecting individuals hospitalized for opioid overdoses with access to treatment services at that critical moment when intervention is possible.

Philanthropy

Veterans Day Salute: FCA Foundation Awards $500,000 in Support of U.S. Veterans, Service Members and Their Families

The FCA Foundation, the charitable arm of North American automaker FCA US LLC, has awarded $500,000 in grants to provide U.S. veterans, service members, and their families with support services and workforce development training.

AI & Technology

What New U.S. Data Privacy Laws Mean for Business

Inclusion & Opportunity

My Journey from Army Soldier to SAP Developer

Aleathia Coles-Dixon’s resume highlights all the high bars she has already achieved: Military intelligence expert. Technology systems developer. Master’s degree candidate.

Health & Healthcare

Meet Susan, Empowered by Access to Family Planning

At Pfizer, we believe that women should be empowered to make health decisions that are right for them and their families. We are honored to share the powerful story of one individual receiving family planning services through the Pfizer Foundation’s* partnership with World Vision: Susan, a wife and mother of five children in rural West Pokot, Kenya.

Health & Healthcare

Mohawk Group to Present Array of Nature-Inspired Flooring at Healthcare Design Expo 2018

“At Mohawk, we believe that healing spaces should empower the mind, body and spirit, and that flooring solutions should help foster optimum health and wellness,” said Cynthia Hubbell, vice president of healthcare and senior living for Mohawk Group. “By leveraging our family of brands, we connect our clients with a single-source experience to help them create healthcare interiors that enable patients and care providers to thrive.”

Mohawk Group’s mission is to serve those who heal, live and work in the healthcare built environment by creating innovative flooring across multiple categories, including enhanced resilient tile, sheet vinyl, rubber, carpet tile and broadloom carpet. To learn more about Mohawk Group’s approach to designing healing spaces, visit MohawkGroup.com/segments/healthcare

Socially Responsible Investing

Duke Energy Utility Issues Historic $1 Billion Green Bond Offering

Duke Energy Carolinas, a subsidiary of Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), has completed its inaugural issuance of $1 billion in green bonds that will finance eligible green energy projects – including zero-carbon solar and energy storage – in North and South Carolina. This represents one of the largest green bond transactions issued by a utility.

Awards & Rankings

Girlstart Names MilliporeSigma 2018 STEM Champion

Girlstart, a non-profit dedicated to increasing girls’ interest and engagement in STEM, recently held its 9th Annual Game Changers Luncheon.

Awards & Rankings

FCA US Achieves Gold Medallion Certification for Efforts to Recruit, Employ and Retain the Nation’s Veterans

FCA US announced today that it has achieved gold medallion certification for its efforts to recruit, employ and retain the nation’s veterans.

Inclusion & Opportunity

How Our Veterans Energize National Grid

Two years ago I sat down for a Veterans Day breakfast with about 100 National Grid employees who had served in the US Armed Forces.

Health & Healthcare

Medtronic Delivers Significant Progress on Global Corporate Citizenship Efforts

Medtronic Citizenship 2018 Integrated Performance Report shows improvement on environmental stewardship and diversity aspirational goals

Philanthropy

Helping Veterans Rebuild Their Lives, One Home at a Time

Lockheed Martin demonstrated its ongoing mission to serve our nation’s military veterans and their families by donating $97,000 last month to Homes for Our Troops, a nonprofit organization that builds specially adapted custom homes for severely injured post-9/11 veterans. Over the past six years, Lockheed Martin has committed more than $400,000 to the charitable organization.

Events

Smithfield Foods Hosts Members of The Global Good Fund’s Veterans Leadership Program at Company Headquarters

Smithfield Foods was pleased to host members of The Global Good Fund’s Veterans Leadership Program at the company’s corporate headquarters in Smithfield, Virginia for a three-day executive mentorship retreat. The veteran entrepreneurs spent time with executives, including Smithfield President and Chief Executive Officer Ken Sullivan, gaining valuable insights for their own businesses.

Corporate Responsibility

Lessons in the Power of Data for Good and Pro Bono

Andrea Bertels of Nielsen discusses why increasing charitable giving may not be the long-term answer to resolving complex social challenges. Instead, growth in skills-based volunteering and pro bono projects could be key to unlocking new solutions.

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Corporate Responsibility

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